2-n-alkyl-ami no-2-deoxy-alditonitriles and their acid congeners as biocidals

ABSTRACT

Novel 2-Alkylamino-2-desoxyalditonitriles, their acid analogs, and salts thereof, and methods of preparation are disclosed starting the glucose amination with an appropriate monoamine, followed by treatment with hydrocyanic acid to yield the corresponding alditonitrile. These compounds have varied microbiocidal activity, and further, show surface active properties.

I Unlted States Patent 1 1 1111 3,742,044 Pippin June 26, 1973 [S4] Z-N-ALKYL-AMI 3,090,803 5/1963 Stansbury, Jr. et al. 260/465.4

N0 Z DEOXY ALDITON]TRILES AND 3,413,344 11/1968 Quigley et al 260/465.4 X

2,922,783 1/1960 Kuhn et a1. 260/211 R THEIR ACID CONGENERS As BIOCIDALS 3,068,260 12/1962 Rogers 260/534 x [75] Inventor: Wallace H. Pippin, Holland, Pa. [73] A R h d H C OTHER PUBLICATIONS ss1 e: o m an aas om an Philadelphia pa 9 Kuhn et 31., Annalen der Chemie, 602, pp 217-227 1957 [22] Filed: Apr. 21, 1971 [21] Appl. No.: 136,178 Primary Examiner-Joseph P. Brust Related U S Application Data Attorney-George W. F. Simmons and Carl A. [63] Continuation-impart of Ser. No. 55,237, July 15, Castellan [57] ABSTRACT 52 U.S. c1. 260/534 M, 71/67, 71/105,

260/464, 260/4654, 260/4655 R 424/304 Novel 2-Alkylamino-2-desoxyald1tomtr1les, their ac1d 51 Int. Cl. C07C 101/00 analogs, and salts thereof and metlwds Of Preparation 58 Field 61 Search 260/465 E, 465.5, are disclosed Starting the gluwse amination with an 260/465 D 4654 464 534 M 514 R propriate monoamine, followed by treatment with hydrocyanic acid to yield the corresponding alditonitrile. [56] References Cited These compounds have varied microbiocidal activity,

UNITED STATES PATENTS. and further, show surface active properties.

2,468,352 4/1949 Warner et al 260/4654 1 Claim, No Drawings Z-N-ALKYL-AMI NO-Z-DEOXY-ALDITONITRILES AND THEIR ACID CONGENERS AS BIOCIDALS CROSS REFERENCE TO OTHER APPLICATIONS where Z is one of HOG-- and NC--, wherein R is alkyl straight or branched having from six to 18 carbon atoms; cycloalkyl having six to 18 carbons, and Alk-NR'-(CH wherein Alk is alkyl straight or branched from six to 20 carbons; R is an acyl group having two to six carbons, such as acetyl, or is hydrogen; and n is a whole positive integer from two to four.

Within the foregoing formula are preferred for their biocidal, as well as surfactant, properties novel 2-N- alkylamino-2-deoxyalditonitriles, which are represented by the general structural formula:

R R A i NC(|J-(CHOR),,CH:OR

H (Ia) wherein R is alkyl straight or branched having from six to 18 carbon atoms; cycloalkyl having six to 18 carbons; R is an acyl group having two to six carbons, such as acetyl or is hydrogen; and n is a whole positive integer from two to four;

Preferred compounds are those where n is four, the (CHOH), takes the glucosyl configuration; the R groups are hydrogen, and R is one of:

l. a straight chain alkyl from 8 to 16 carbons;

2. cycloalkyl from C to C and;

3. 3-alkaminopropyl, where the alk has to 20 carbon atoms.

Representative R substituents where it is straight or branched chain, includes n-hexyl, sec-hexyl, tcrt-hexyl, n-heptyl, sec-heptyl, tert-heptyl, n-octyl, sec-octyl, tertoctyl, n-nonyl, sec-nonyl, tert-nonyl, n-decyl, secdecyl, tert-decyl, n-undecyl, sec-undecyl, tert-undecyl, n-dodecyl, sec-dodecyl, tert-dodecyl, n-tridecyl, sectridecyl, terttridecyl, n-tetradecyl, sec-tetradecyl, tert tetradecyl, n-pentadecyl, sec-pentadecyl, tertpentadecyl, n-hexadecyl, sec-hexadecyl, and terthexadecyl, cyclopentyl.

Representative cycloalkyls include, cyclohexyl cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, cyclononyl, cyclodecyl, cycloundecyl, cyclododecyl, cyclotridecyl, cyclotetrade- 2 cyl, cyclopentadecyl, cyclohexyldecyl, cycloheptyldecyl, cyciooctadecyl.

Representative Alk groups in the alkylamino propyl moiety include: n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl, ndecyl, n-undecyl, n-dodecyl, n-heptyldecyl, noctodecyl, n-nonyldecyl, and n-eicosany], as well as secondary, tertiary, and cycloalkyl groups as described in the preceding paragraph.

The alditonitriles described above can form acid salts which also exhibit varied biocidal activity. Preparation of these more storage-stable biocidal salts is readily achieved by reacting the above-described nitriles with a dilute strong inorganic acid or organic acid. Typical acids include hydrochloric, nitric, sulfuric, hydrobromic, chloroacetic, oxalic, maleic, succinic, p-toluene sulfonic acid, and the like. Separation of the acid salts from the reaction medium is accomplished by any of the more convenient means known to those skilled in the arts.

Representative aldoses which can be used as the starting material for the compounds of this invention include: D & L-Erythrose, D & LThreose, D & L- Ribose, D 8L L-Arabinose, D & L-Xylose, D & L- Lyxose, D & L-Allose, D & L-Altrose, D & L-Glucose, D & L-Mannose, D & L-Gulose, D & L-ldose, D & L- Galactose, and D & L-Talose.

A suitable reaction may be schematically described thusly, which yieldsthe claimed compounds:

i RNII C-(CHOHh-CHzOH (II) RNH-'CH(CH )n-I GH CHZOH H20 (III) III III II HCN R-N Z (CHOH)n-'CHZOH The above process sequence is similarly applicable to the embodiment of this invention wherein the R is a normal or cycloalkylamine combining with glucose, followed by treatment of the resulting glucosylamine with HCN. For example, starting with cyclododecylamine, as described, results in the synthesis of 2-N- cyclododecy]amino-Z-deoxy-alditonitrile.

Finally, preparation of compounds wherein R is Alk- NH(CH is carried out in similar fashion. Among the appropriate alkylating agents for the glucose are the commercially available N-alkyl trimethylene diamines derived from coconut, soya, and tallow fatty acids. These are known by the trade name Duomeen and vary in alkyl chain length from 10 to 20 carbon atoms. They have been found to react nicely within the precepts of the present invention.

Typical compounds within the scope of Formula I include the following:

.2-N-n-Hexylamino-2-Deoxy-glucoheptononitrile 2-N Cyclooctylamino-2-Deoxy-galactoheptononitrile 2-N-[3'-Hexadecylaminopropyll-amino-Z-Deoxygalactophetononitrile 2-N-n-Nonylamino-2-Deoxy-talosoheptononitrile 2-N-Cyclononylamino-Z-Deoxy-talosoheptononitrile 2-N-[3'-Heptadecylaminopropyll-amino-Z-Deoxytalosoheptononitrile Z-N-n-Decylamino-Z-Deoxy-allosoheptononitrile 2-N-Cyclodecylamino-2-Deoxy-allosoheptononitrile 2-N-[3'-Octadecylaminopropyll-amino-Z-Deoxyallosoheptononitrile 2-N-n-Undecylamino-2-Deoxy-altrosoheptononitrile 2-N-Cycloundecylamino-2-Deoxyaltrosoheptononitrile 2-N-[ 3-Nonyldecylaminopropyl -amino-2-Deoxyaltrosoheptononitrile 2-N-n-Dodecylamino-2-Deoxy-gulosoheptononitrile 2-N-Cyclododecylamino-Z-Deoxygulosoheptononitrile 2-N-[ 3 -Eicosylaminopropyl -amino-2-Deoxygulosoheptononitrile 2-N-n-Tridecylamino-2-Deoxy-idosoheptononitrile 2-N-Cyclotridecylamino-2-Deoxy-idosoheptononitrile 2-N-n-Tetradecylaniino-2-Deoxy-ribosohexononitrile 2-N-Cyclotetradecylamino-Z-Deoxyribosohexononitrile 2-N-n-Pentadecylamino-2-Deoxyarabinosohexononitrile 2-N-Cyclopentadecylamino-2-Deoxyarabinosohexononitrile 2-N-n-l-lexadecylamino-2-Deoxy-xylosohexononitrile 2-N-Cyclohexadecylamino-2-Deoxyxylosohexononitrile Z-N-n-Decylamino-2-Deoxy-lyxosohexononitrile 2-N-Cycloheptadecylamino-2-Deoxy'- lyxosohexononitrile Z-N-n-Dodecylamino-2-Deoxyerythrosopentononitrile 2-N-Cyclooctadecylamino-2-Deoxyerythrosopentononitrile 2-N-n-Tetradecylamino-Z-Deoxythreosopentononitrile 2-N-n-Dodecylacetylamino-2-Deoxyglucoheptononitrile, pentaac etate 2-N-n-Decylacetylamino-2-Deoxyglucoheptononitrile, pentapropionate 2-N-n-Tetradecylacetylamino-2-glucoheptononitrile, pentabutyrate 2N n-Octylacetylamino-2-glucoheptononitrile, pentavalerate All of the deoxyalditonitriles described can be preing N alkylal'adosamine. Typically in the initial step, glucose is treated with n-decylamine to yield N-(ndecyl) gluc'osylamine.

The glucosylamine is next treated with hydrocyanic acid to form the corresponding amino-nitrile. In this exemplification, the corresponding 2-N-n-decylamino-2- deoxy glucoheptononitrile results. Upon cooling of the reaction mixture, theaminonitrile crystallizes out in good yields. The crystals may preferably be recovered from the mixture by slurrying in a dilute mineral acid. Generally, the acid salts are quite stable and can be air dried, whereas the bases tend toward instability upon standing for long periods even at room temperature.

Certain N-substituted-2-Deoxyalditonitriles are reported in the literature. For example, in Annalen der Cliemie 602 217 (1957) there is disclosed the N-methyl and N-isopropyl sugar amino mixtures; but not the longer aliphatic chain N-alkyl compounds of the present invention. Also, certain N-aryl substituted aldosaminonitriles, such as the N-phenyl-, N-tolyl-, and N-benzyl-glucosaminic acid nitriles are disclosed in U.S. Pat, No. 2,922,783. None of the prior art, of which I am presently aware, teaches or suggests the herein disclosed biocidal or surface-active properties of the claimed compounds.

The carboxylic acid derivatives of the alditonitriles have demonstrated interesting surface-active properties.

With regard to the acid derivatives, the preferred class is represented by the general structural formula:

wherein the R and n are as previously defined.

A suitable reaction is schematically described below which yields the acid compound of Formula lb.-

IIN=C-- (Iva) and RNH-CIKCIIOIIMCIQOII OOH (IVb) COONa (VI) V Neutralization RNHC (CHOH)4OH OI-I GOOH- I) compound lVa and [Vb respectively.

' pared with a higher alkyla'mine to yield the correspond- The resulting concentrated acidic solution is made basic with an alkali metal hydroxide, preferably NaOH (to pH of 12 or higher), and heated until the ammonia odor is gone, thus forming the soluble metal salt of the corresponding heptonic acid.

Upon neutralization of this basic solution to a pH of about 6, a finely divided precipitate forms in copious amounts, which is identifiable as the desired alkylamino heptonic acid.

Typical acids within the scope of Formula lb include the following: 2-N-n-Hexylamino-Z-Deoxy-glucoheptonic acid Z-N-Cyclohexylamino-2-Deoxy-glucoheptonic acid Z-N-n-Octylamino-2-Deoxy-glucoheptonic acid 2-N-n-Octylarnino-2-Deoxy-galactoheptonic acid 2-N-n-Nonylamino-2-Deoxy-talosoheptonic acid 2-N-n-Decylamino-2-Deoxy-glucoseheptonic acid 2-N-n-Cyclodecylamino-2-Deoxy-allosoheptonic acid 2-N-n-U ndecylamino-2-Deoxy-altrosoheptonic acid Z-N-n-Dodecylamino-2-Deoxy-glucosoheptonic acid 2N-n-Tetradecylarnino-Z-Deoxy-nibosoheptonic acid 2-N-n-Hexadecylamino-Z-Deoxy-glucosoheptonic acid By way of illustration, the following examples which are offered to illustrate this invention, are not to be construed as limitations thereof. In Table I, the compounds prepared by the aforedescribed processes and constituting working Examples 1 through 3 are named. It also lists the elemental analysis and melting points. Specific illustrative preparation for the compounds of Examples 1 and 2 are set forth below.

SYNTHESIS EXAMPLE 1 Preparation of 2-N-n-dodecylamina-2-deoxy-glucoheptononitrile To a one liter reaction vessel, fitted with stirrer is added 30 ml. of water and 1 gm. of glucose. The mixture is warmed to 45 C. until all the glucose is dissolved and 300 ml. of ethanol is added. After a brief period of mixing, 100 gm. of n-dodecylamine is added, and the mixture stirred at 45 C. for one-half hour. The solution is allowed to cool to room temperature, whereupon the N-n-dodecylglucosylamine crystallizes and is filtered off. The crude glucosylamine is air dried overnight. I

To a one liter 3-neck reaction flask fitted with stirrer, thermometer, and pressure-equalizing addition funnel is added 700 ml. of anhydrous alcohol and 100 gm. of the above glucosylamine. The slurry is warmed to about 40-45 C. and 100 ml. of liquid hydrocyanic acid (HCN) added rapidly. The mixture is allowed to stir at 40 C. for one-half hour, cooled slowly to room temperature, then put in an ice bath for several hours. The resultant crystals are filtered and dried in a vacuum over at 25 C. The nitrile is obtained in 92 percent yield with better than 95 percent purity.

EXAMPLEiZ Glucose g.), n-undecylamine g.) and anhydrous ethanol (75 ml) are charged to a reaction vessel filled with stirrer, thermometer, and dropping funnel. This slurry is stirred and flushed with nitrogen as temperature is raised to 70 C. and held there for one hour. The reaction mixture, now clear is cooled to 35 C. and liquid hydrocyanic acid added ml.) along with an additional 100 ml. of anhydrous ethanol. The solution is sitrred for an additional 3 hours at 40-43 C. then stripped to dryness in vacuo.

The resultant light brown powder is better than 90 percent pure nitrile. (percent N theory 7.7; percent N found 7.3)

EXAMPLE 3 When the following long chain'amines are substituted for the n-dodecylamine in the procedure of Example 1, the corresponding listed products are obtained:

Starting Material Products n-Tetradecylamine 3.

2-N-n-Tetradecylamino-2- deoxyglucoheptononitrile HCl n-Hexadecylamine 4.

Z-N-n-Hexadecylamino-Z- deoxyglucoheptononitrile HCI n-Hexylamine 5.

2-N-n-Hexylamino-2-deoxyglucoheptononitrile HCl n-Octylamine 6.

2-N-n-Octylamino-2-deoxyglucoheptononitrile HCl ammo-2-deoxyglucoheptanonitrile EXAMPLE 15 Preparation of 2-N-n-Dodecylamino-Z-Deoxyglucoheptonic acid To a 2,000 ml Erlenmeyer flask is charged gm. (0.182 mole) of 2-N-n-dodecylamino-2-deoxyglucoheptanonitrile hydrochloride and 400 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid. These reagents are stirred until a clear dark-green solution appears (about 20 hours). The solution is diluted with 400 ml of water and made distinctly basic with 50 percent aqueous sodium hydroxide. A light-blue gelatinous precipitate appears,

but slowly dissolves with the emission of copious amounts of ammonia. The mixture is stirred on a steam bath until the odor of ammonia is no longer present when the solution is brought to a pH of 5.9 with conenetrated HCl. The resultant precipitate is light tan in color, and after drying weighs 69.2g. (0.l76 mole).

To purify this tan precipitate further, 43 g. is dissolved in 500 ml of water, containing enough sodium hydroxide to bring the resultant pH to 12.6. The light yellow solution is heated for a short time on a steam bath, cooled to room temperature, and brought back slowly to a pH of 6.0+0.l with hydrochloric acid.

The resultant precipitate is filtered and dried in Vacuo over night. The yield is 35 grams, m.p. l08-l l l-C. (Dec.)

Elemental analysis When the following alkylamino nitriles are substituted for the dodecylaminonitrile in the procedure of Example 15, the corresponding listed products are obtained:

Starting Nitrile Products Z-N-n-Decylamino-Z-Deoxyglucoheptanonitrile l6 2-N-n-Decylamino-2-Deoxyglucoheptonic acid Y 2-N-n-Octylamino-2-Deoxy- 2-N-n-Octylamino-2-Deoxyglucoheptonic acid glucoheptononitrile 10... 2(3-sec-undecylan1inopropyl) amino-2-deoxyglucoheptononitrile 11 2-(3'-eocoaaminopropyl amino-Z-deosyglucoheptonomtrllr v 2-(3-sec-pentadecylaminopropyl)amrno-Z-tleoxyglueolieptonomtrilo 2-(3'-tallowamiuopropyl)amino2-deoxyglucolmptononitrile i 2-(3-octadecyiaminopropyl)amino-2 deoxyglucoheptononitnlu 4 125 8. 1 s5. 2 15. 5

2-N-n-d0decylamino21leoxyglucoheptonie acid 4 MiG-187 3. 57 58. 28.

l6 Z-N-n-deeylamino-2-deoxyglucoheptouic acid 4 119-181 3. 81 55. 8 30. 7 17 2-N-n-octylamino-2-deoxyglucoheptonic acid- 4 200-205 4. 53. 4

TABLE L-ALD1TONITRILE EXAMPLES OF FORMULA I Elemental analyses, percent Theory Found N0. Chemical name C.) N C 0 Cl N O 0 Cl- 1 2-N-n-dodecylamino-Z-deoxyglueoheptononitrilc HCl 4 137 6.8 55. 8 10.6 8 7 6. 7

2 2-Nnundecylamino-2-deoxyglucoheptononitiile 7.7 22.2 7.3

3 Z-N-n-tetradeeylamino-2-deoxyglucoheptononitrile H01. 6. 5 G. 2

4 Z-N-n-hexadecylamino-2-deoxyglucoheptononitnle HCL". 6.0 5,4

5 2-N-n-hexylamino-2 ieoxyglucoheptononitrile HCl 8.6 7.0

6 2-N-n-octylamino2-deoxyglucoheptonomtrile HCl- 7. 0 7.2

7 2-N-n-decy1amino-Z-deoxyglucoheptononitrilc HCl 7.3 (,3

8 2-N-n-trideeylamlno-2-deoxyglucoheptononitrilc 7.2 (L7 9..-". 2-cyclododeoylamino-2-deoxyheptononltrlle 7.5 6.6

1 Molecular weight and exact structure somewhat variable: '1 =Tallowamine: C =Cocoaamine.

T 3.56 after water wash. 3 0.3 after water wash. 4 Dec.

The novel alditonitriles, and salts of this invention are Rating Equivaltnx to: inhibition n d d h bl O-No Growth Complete lOCl a y active compoun s, an as suc are suita e S|igm growth Substantial for the control of living organisms, and particularly m|-- 2+lSVl%derate lgrowthh glutamate 3+- u stantia grow! ig t croorgamsms. For this reason, they are especially effec- 4+ Comp|e!e growh None tive bactericidal, algaecidal, fungicidal and slimicidal agents.

Algaecidal, fungicidal, and bactericidal activities were evaluated initially by the preliminary agar streak Table ll presents the quantified results as to each of the nine microorganisms for each candidate compound tested.

TABLE II.PRELIMINARY AGAR STREAK TEST (BIOCIDAL ACTIVITY) Algae (20 p.p.m.)

Bacteria (500 ppm.)

Fungi (500 1345.111.)

- Scene- Black Pseudo- Ex. No. Chlorella desmus algae A. Niger Rhizo Rhodo monas S. Aurelia E. COIL 2 4+ 3+ 4+ 0 4+ 3-i- 1+ 1+ 4+ 1+ 0 0 3+ 4+ 1+ 0 0 0 1+ 0 0 0 0 0 n 0 ll l+ l l n 2+ 0 u 0 0 0 1-} l l 0 1H- 0 l-l 2+ i+ 4+ 1+ 1 l 0 4+ 0 0 4+- .2- 44 [-1- ll 0 ll 0 I4 4+ 4+ 4+ 3+ .31 3 l- 4 l- 0 H 3+ 1+ 4+ 3+ (1 0 4+ n t-|- H l l 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ .3+ 4+- 4 I 0 3+ test, in which candidate biocidal compounds are incorporated into conventional agar at concentrations appropriate to the type of organisms to be growth inhibited;

a. algaecidal at 20 ppm; fungicidal at 500 ppm, and

bactericidal at 500 ppm.

The three test algae are: Chlvrella pyrenaidosa (Chlorella) Scenedesmus, and Black" Algae (Oscilatoria sp.)

The three test fungi are: Aspergillus niger (A. niger), Rhizopus .S'mlmufer (Rhizo), and Rlmdomrula sp. (Rhodo).

The three test bacteria are: Pseudmmmas aemginosu (P. aeroginosa), Staphylococcus uureus (S. aureus and Escherichia (011' (E. coli).

The test organisms are streaked onto the impregnated agar surface. After incubating for 48 hours, the plates are rated as follows:

The values obtained, which are presented in Table [[1 represent the maximum dilution at which the candidate biocide renders complete biostatic control of the organism. As in the agar streak test, Chlorella, and Black" Algae were the test algae. A. niger, Rhizo, were the test fungi; and P. aero inosa, S. aureus, and E. coli were the test bacteria.

Data are recorded as: Growth or No growth 6-11 (Hexachlorophene) is used as standard biocide, giving the following values:

Lowest Dilution Giving No Growth l:256,000 (39ppm) 1:32.000 (31.75 ppm) Organism P. .mlarncerum P. aeruginosa TABLE V Surface Activity and Ross Miles Foam Data Obtained For TABLE lIl.-MICR()BI()STATIC ENDPOII XI;,SXA; TS PER MILLION (SERIAL DILUTION The compounds of this invention have also been confirmed as having sufficiently low surface tension which may provide to make them self-emulsifiers. Data on exemplary species of the claimed compounds are presented in Table IV below. Also, comparative values for known commercial surfactants are presented along therewith.

Table IV Surface Activity Data Obtained for Disclosed Compounds and Commercial Surfactants Surface Tension (dynes/ Ex. No. Compound Name 0.171 (Corrected)cm l 2-N-n-dodecyl-2-deoxy-glucohepton-onitrile hydrochloride 28.1 (pH "4.7) 2 2-N-n-tetradecyl-2-deoxyglucoheptononitrile hydrochloride 24.0 (pH -39) 6 2-N-n-decylamino-2-deoxyglucoheptononitrile hydrochloride 23.6 (pH=4) TRITON X-lOO (OPE 30.0 Nacconal NRSF (Alkylbenzene sulfonate) 31.5 SIPON WD (Sodium laurylsufate) 33.5 WR 3965 (Dodecyltrimethyl ammonium chloride) 40.0

Alkyl Amino Group Representative 2-N-n-Alkylamino-2-Deoxy Glucoheptonic Acid N-n-Dodecyl 38.4 (pH- 12.6) 32.5 (pH=l2.2)

N-n-Decyl 40.4 (pH=l2.6) 34.5 (pH==lO.2) N-n-Octyl 34.8 (pH=l2.5)

I claim:

I. An acid having the formula Surface Tension dynes 0.1% (Corrected) cm.

Ross Miles Foam 5 min.

I92 l68(pH=l L5) Not tested initial 167 Not tested wherein n is two to four, and

R is an alkyl radical having 6 to 18 carbon atoms.

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